Photographer killed taking pictures of Justin Bieber's sports car

A paparazzi photographer has been killed in Los Angeles after taking photos of Justin Bieber's car.

The photographer, whose age and name have not been released, had gotten out of his car to take photos of Bieber's white Ferrari, which had been pulled over by the California Highway Patrol at about 1pm Australian Eastern Daylight time on Tuesday.

The paparazzo was hit by a passing car when he was running back across Sepulveda Boulevard, in north-west LA, to his car.

It was unclear whether Bieber was inside the sports car when the accident occurred.

The Los Angeles Police Department was investigating the incident, and no arrests have been made.